JOSEPH R. GUARINO was born on August 28, 1914 in Camden to Jennie
and A. Giuseppe Guarino, who in time anglicized his name to Joseph
Guarino. The family, which included older sisters Dorothy and Lena,
lived at 212 Benson
Street from the time of his birth into the mid 1920s. By
1927 they had moved to 25 Morse
Street. This move came in great part to
the elder Guarino being appointed to the Camden Police Department in
January of 1922, when he replaced Officer Anthony Latorre, who was
caught up in the corruption scandal surrounding Detective George
Murry.

Joseph
R. Guarino graduated from Camden
High School in 1934. On August 29, 1940
he was appointed to the Camden Fire Department. He reported for duty on
September 1, 1940. He also married Lydia Cicchitelli around this time.
The marriage produced two sons, Joseph R. Guarino Jr. and Anthony
Guarino.

Joseph
Guarino's career with the Camden Fire Department was interrupted when he
was inducted into the United States Army on April 30, 1941 at Trenton,
New Jersey. He had been promoted to the rank of Sergeant by the time
the war ended in 1945. Returning to Camden, by 1947 the Guarino
family made their home at 2931 Berkley Street in
East Camden. His
mother was still at 25 Morse
Street when the 1947 Camden City
Directory was compiled. When residency restrictions were removed
from members of the Fire Department Joseph Guarino moved to the
Leisuretowne section on Southampton Township in Burlington County,
where he lived out most of the remainder of his days.

During
a distinguished career that spanned 39 years, Joseph Guarino was
promoted to Captain in April of 1948, Battalion Chief on November
1, 1953, and was made Acting Deputy Chief on August 1, 1963. His
final promotion came on July 11, 1968 when he was elevated to the
rank of District Chief.

Chief
Guarino retired from the Camden Fire Department on September 1,
1979. He passed away at the Compassionate Care Hospice in Trenton,
New Jersey on August 16, 2001, survived by his wife, sons,
grandchildren, and his sister Dorothy.

GUARINO,
JOSEPH R.
Age 87 of Southampton, died Thursday at Compassionate Care Hospice in St.
Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Camden, Mr. Guarino resided there
until moving to the Leisuretown section of Southampton Twp 29 yrs ago. Mr.
Guarino retired in 1979 as Deputy Fire Chief of Camden after 40 years of
service. He served in the Army during WWII. He was a member of Church of
the Holy Eucharist and the Veteran's Organization of Leisuretown. Mr.
Guarino was a loving and devoted husband and father. Surviving is his wife
of 60 years, Lydia Rose (nee Cicchitelli) Guarino, sons Joseph R. Jr. of
Honolulu, HA and Anthony R. and his wife Paula J. of Woodbridge; a sister,
Dorothy Ferme of Long Island, NY; two granddaughters, Debra Nichols of TN
and Jeannine Guarino of CA; one grandson, Steven Nichols of TN; sister and
brother-in-law, Antoinette and Theodore Gloway of Pennsauken and several
nieces and nephews. Interment services will be on Wednesday, August 22,
2001 at 11 am at Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Vet. Mem. Cemetery Chapel,
Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mr.
Guarino's memory to Compassionate Care Hospice, 58 Mill Street, Mt. Holly,
NJ 08060 or the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, 1 Reed Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19147. Arrangements are under the direction of MATHIS
FUNERAL HOME, 58 North Main Street, Medford, NJ (609)654-2439.

Camden
Courier-Post - April 5, 2006

GUARINO,
LYDIA ROSE
Age 88, of the LeisureTowne section of Southampton, passed away Tuesday,
April 4, 2006, at Compassionate Care Hospice, Trenton, NJ.
Born in Camden, NJ. Lydia resided in Pennsauken for several years before
moving to LeisureTowne 33 years ago. Lydia was a parishioner at the Church
of the Holy Eucharist. She was an active resident in LeisureTowne and also
enjoyed reading in her spare time.
Wife of the late Joseph Guarino, she is survived by two sons and one
daughter-in law, Joseph Guarino of Las Vegas and Anthony and Paula Guarino
of Woodbridge, one sister and brother-in law, Antoinette and Ted Gloway of
Pennsauken, two granddaughters and their spouses, Debra and Eric Pinson
and Jeannine and Erik Grossal, two great grandchildren, several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Cremation will be held privately and at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements are under the direction of the MATHIS FUNERAL HOME, Medford.